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 Cannon's Point Plantation - GHS 63-9 - Glynn Co., GA Posted by:  Lat34North
N 31° 15.037 W 081° 21.063
17R E 466574 N 3457430
Located on Lawrence Road 3 miles north of Frederica Road, on the right when traveling north.
Waymark Code: WM9TZE
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/29/2010
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Cannon´s Point Plantation
In 1793 John Couper, with his partner James Hamilton, purchased Cannon's Point in northeastern St. Simons Island. In addition to the production of cotton, Couper experimented with citrus trees, grapes, date palms from Persia, mulberry trees for silk production, sugar cane, and olive trees from France. He became known as a leading agricultural innovator, and Cannon's Point Plantation gained the nickname "Georgia's Experimental Station." Public-spirited John Couper also donated the land for the St. Simons lighthouse on the south end of the island. Cannon's Point was the ancestral home of many Gullah Geechee still living in coastal Georgia.
Georgia Historical Society, Coastal Georgia Historical Society,
2010.2 Friends of Coastal Georgia History, and Sea Island Company. 63-9
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: GHS 63-9
Date: 2010
Sponsor: Historical Society, Coastal Georgia Historical Society, Friends of Coastal Georgia History, and Sea Island Company.
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Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the marker, yourself at the marker, your gps at the marker, or anything specific to the text on the marker. And don't forget to enjoy your visit.
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